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. >> she's excited about science and math and engineering. and what other opportunity for her to be around other girls that look just like her -- >> couldn't this one goo here? >> many of these girls don't have role models in engineering or computer science. black women make up less than 3% of the workforce at the biggest tech companies. kimberly bryant, electrical engineer who worked in biotech over 20 years, understand their dilemma. >> i was one of maybe two or three students of color in my electrical engineering class when i went to college. >> reporter: bryant founded black girls code with hopes of literally changing the face of technology. >> when we generally think of a computer scientist now, it does not look like a woman of color. it's very much white, male dominant. and that's important for us to show that black girls can code. >> most black girls aren't into computers and stuff. but it's really cool and fun. >> reporter: black girls code held its first event four years ago in san francisco with eight girls. today the non-profit has
. >> she's excited about science and math and engineering. and what other opportunity for her to be around other girls that look just like her -- >> couldn't this one goo here? >> many of these girls don't have role models in engineering or computer science. black women make up less than 3% of the workforce at the biggest tech companies. kimberly bryant, electrical engineer who worked in biotech over 20 years, understand their dilemma. >> i was one of maybe two or three...
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we need to create new pathways for women into technology, that first opening computer science class at college is too late >> girls who code is an organization created to help young girls discover technology. the program offers curriculum to set up after school clubs so girls can learn the basics of coding with the ultimate goal of inspiring them to pursue a career in technology in just six years 90,000 young women across the country have signed up, and the girls who code alumni who have declared majors are excusing computer science or related fields at a rate 15 times the national average. joining us now is the founder of girls who code thanks for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> you started this six years ago. what was the inspiration why'd you do it? >> i'm a weird person to have started this organization. i was terrified of math and science growing up i wasn't a coder i was running for office, and when i would go into schools, i would siee dozens of boys clamoring to be the next steve jobs and mark zuckerberg i thought where are the girls? my parents came here as refugees
we need to create new pathways for women into technology, that first opening computer science class at college is too late >> girls who code is an organization created to help young girls discover technology. the program offers curriculum to set up after school clubs so girls can learn the basics of coding with the ultimate goal of inspiring them to pursue a career in technology in just six years 90,000 young women across the country have signed up, and the girls who code alumni who have...
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it's not just science. it's the learning process. >> and what we found is the kids are so involved by this process of evaluating the scientists that they learn more about this than they ever would have. it's called the flame challenge because the first year we said to scientists explain what a flame is. second year we said explain what time is. very hard. this year what is color? and i'm seeing videos of kids knowing so much more than i would have expected them to know. >> now, i want to turn to your being a proponent of science. your name is on one of the buildings at stonybrook university, and basically you have become a prop onel de guzm guzman -- proponent of science education now. >> i read about science almost -- that's almost the only thing i read about. what i have found is that it's very hard for the most interesting science to get explained to people like me who are curious, and a few years ago i came up with the idea, what if we scientists during their science education all during the time they'r
it's not just science. it's the learning process. >> and what we found is the kids are so involved by this process of evaluating the scientists that they learn more about this than they ever would have. it's called the flame challenge because the first year we said to scientists explain what a flame is. second year we said explain what time is. very hard. this year what is color? and i'm seeing videos of kids knowing so much more than i would have expected them to know. >> now, i...
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and a role model from the space race on science in today's classrooms. the african-american astronaut talks about inspiring our future explorers, as we go to break, take a look at how stocks ended the week. alright. let's share the news tomorrow. today we failrly busy. tomorrow we're booked solid. we close on the house tomorrow. i want one of these opened up. because tomorow we go live... it's a day full of promise. and often, that day arrives by train. big day today? even bigger one tomorrow. when csx trains move forward, so does the rest of the economy. csx. how tomorrow moves. >> it's a surprising number, but 91% of american adults own a cell phone, that means the wireless market is fairly saturate. and in an attempt to get new customers they are looking to reduce prices. i talked to randall stephenson about trends in the market. >> we have been in the sideways motion in the u.s. slight growth. nothing exciting. i think the markets are are responding, my guess, is more to the fed than anything else right now. >> there was talk in the market that sprin
and a role model from the space race on science in today's classrooms. the african-american astronaut talks about inspiring our future explorers, as we go to break, take a look at how stocks ended the week. alright. let's share the news tomorrow. today we failrly busy. tomorrow we're booked solid. we close on the house tomorrow. i want one of these opened up. because tomorow we go live... it's a day full of promise. and often, that day arrives by train. big day today? even bigger one tomorrow....
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. >> and running the girlt scouts, is it harder than rocket science? we'll find out from someone who knows both it's a whole lot more than about selling cookies. hmm. i wonder who that is "on the money" starts right now. >>> we begin with a good night's sleep. are you getting at least seven hours of sleep a night the average american's answer is no it not only affects your health but your work. how do you work toward getting a good night's rest? that is our cover story today. one in three adults are not getting the recommended night's sleep. it's a hazard to your health according to the cdc increases the risk of developing chronic diseases such as diabetes, stroke, depression, and heart disease, just to name a few. lack of sleep can also hurt job performance in spite of the fact many skip sleep hours to put in more work hours. insome. >> ya results in 11 days of productivity a year, which is costing companies more than $2,200 per employee. as a nation that represented a loss of more than $63 billion a year part of the problem is most of us are perpetua
. >> and running the girlt scouts, is it harder than rocket science? we'll find out from someone who knows both it's a whole lot more than about selling cookies. hmm. i wonder who that is "on the money" starts right now. >>> we begin with a good night's sleep. are you getting at least seven hours of sleep a night the average american's answer is no it not only affects your health but your work. how do you work toward getting a good night's rest? that is our cover story...
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last year you had contact sciences on a buyi i ing binge. they akcquired three of these companies last year. a potential merger here might mean new breakthroughs in detecting cancer early >> steve grasso, yi know this is name you know. maybe exact sciences is on the hunt for bargain their stock was at 60 bucks in january. it's lost half its value you're take on these headlines >> yeah, i think this is defin definitely i shouldn't say definitely it doesn't come into trading i would be a buyer of this one you have to look at the recent low which is around the mid-90s. 96 and change. when you look at the life sciences group or sector, bryan, everything has been dominated by covid. this one is not dom fnameinated covid. i think you're getting a bargain price on this one. if things move in the other direction and if we can see some mna, i believe this is an area where people will focus on sooner rather than later like i said, covid has dominated the headlines and this one has been flying under the headlines. >> there's still a lot of bad stuff ou
last year you had contact sciences on a buyi i ing binge. they akcquired three of these companies last year. a potential merger here might mean new breakthroughs in detecting cancer early >> steve grasso, yi know this is name you know. maybe exact sciences is on the hunt for bargain their stock was at 60 bucks in january. it's lost half its value you're take on these headlines >> yeah, i think this is defin definitely i shouldn't say definitely it doesn't come into trading i would...
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>> well, you know, jim, it comes down to the science. we call it integrated science. the science leverages across our company and our businesses. we can apply the very same sciences to a myriad of different applications. you think about enzyme technology. i think this is a great example. enzymes can be used to do a lot of different things. enzymes can be used to break down cellulose, convert it to ethanol, to create cellulosic ethanol. enzymes can break down stains on clothes to provide great cleaning in cold water. enzymes can be used to convert other biomasses into advanced polymers to be used in a variety of applications. i think you have some material sitting there, that's serona, half the molecule comes from corn. enzymes enable that. enzyme technology apply to a wide range of markets. it's through leverage of that technology, we call it integrated science, where we're really creating a tremendous amount of excitement in our value chains. >> this afternoon the president spoke and the president is talking about sustainability and strict limits on carbon. he's tryi
>> well, you know, jim, it comes down to the science. we call it integrated science. the science leverages across our company and our businesses. we can apply the very same sciences to a myriad of different applications. you think about enzyme technology. i think this is a great example. enzymes can be used to do a lot of different things. enzymes can be used to break down cellulose, convert it to ethanol, to create cellulosic ethanol. enzymes can break down stains on clothes to provide...
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exact sciences. thank you very much, sir. >> thank you, jim. take care. >> all right. you see where you can go -- fiscal cliff, debt ceiling, how about guys like kevin doing amazing thing. exact sciences. if this comes true, in other words, the fda gives the permission, you can see how big this can be. i like this story. stay with cramer. >>> forgiveness raines! as we go to earnings season we have a new positive attitude. the notion that just because the stock instantly disappoints -- >> crying ]. >> doesn't mean you can write it off a couple of days later. take disney. try as i did to urge people ton sell disney after a weak quarter, maybe not, the stock did dip 10% when it reported. it's come back with a vengeance. in part because people are wise to how smart their acquisition of the "star wars" franchise was. in part because the ceo has a fascinating habit of addressing whatever weaknesses there are in the core enterprise. disney's been forgiven and will stay forgiven even as it got dinged on a st
exact sciences. thank you very much, sir. >> thank you, jim. take care. >> all right. you see where you can go -- fiscal cliff, debt ceiling, how about guys like kevin doing amazing thing. exact sciences. if this comes true, in other words, the fda gives the permission, you can see how big this can be. i like this story. stay with cramer. >>> forgiveness raines! as we go to earnings season we have a new positive attitude. the notion that just because the stock instantly...
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first there's life science and diagnostics division. this is one of the two takeovers, the purchase of radio meter in 2013, followed by the big acquisition of one we loved. beckman colter. for 6.9 billion in 2011. that's a deal that made danaher one of the biggest companies out there. there's danaher's dental segment. they sell a wide variety of consumables. including dental imaging and restorative care products. you know we love the dental market. we just had henry shine on last week. they're a star. third, danaher has a water quality division. they help analyze, treat and manage the quality of all kinds of water. we just covered the water industry last friday, and all the money that's needed to keep your drinking water clean finally. the product identification business. the only industrial like asset that's keeping the spin-off. it's basically an industrial printing business. nearly all the company's product identification is on market share. that's what the new danaher is going to look like. is it worth owning frankly i think this br
first there's life science and diagnostics division. this is one of the two takeovers, the purchase of radio meter in 2013, followed by the big acquisition of one we loved. beckman colter. for 6.9 billion in 2011. that's a deal that made danaher one of the biggest companies out there. there's danaher's dental segment. they sell a wide variety of consumables. including dental imaging and restorative care products. you know we love the dental market. we just had henry shine on last week. they're...
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we are a society that is 100% dependent on science. we're going to go up in our population in the next 40 years. we can't deal with the population we have without destroying our environment. >> but aren't you playing god? >> we're not playing anything. we're understanding the rules of life. >> but that's more than studying life; that's changing life. >> well, domesticating animals was changing life. domesticating corn... when you do crossbreeding of plants, you're doing this blind experiment where you're just mixing dna of different types of cells and just seeing what comes out of it. >> this is a little different, though. this is another step, isn't it? >> yeah, now we're doing it in a deliberate design fashion with tiny bacteria. i think it's much healthier to do it based on some knowledge and a better understanding of life than to do it blindly and randomly. >> you know, i've asked you two or three times, "do you think you're playing god?" i mean, do you believe in god? >> no. i believe the universe is far more wonderful than just a
we are a society that is 100% dependent on science. we're going to go up in our population in the next 40 years. we can't deal with the population we have without destroying our environment. >> but aren't you playing god? >> we're not playing anything. we're understanding the rules of life. >> but that's more than studying life; that's changing life. >> well, domesticating animals was changing life. domesticating corn... when you do crossbreeding of plants, you're doing...
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we are 65% earned revenue as many science is centers in north america. we are ready to be back and welcoming people i think the community is ready to come in we are seeing build up now i think once cities and country says we're open for business, that's going to work well. i think also what we have seen is really how philanthropy has helped us. that corporate philanthropy has been key the partnerships have only elevated through the year. we know that companies in pharma or banking or energy, they provided support because they know how important it is to continue that inspiration of science and tech among old and young alike and provide scientific facts as you said, things are continuing to evolve >> has it been hard or frustrating? i'm sure the last 15 months have been hard in so many ways, larry. i cannot imagine what you have run and keep people in and volunteers and employees has it been tough to kind of gauge where to come in on the ever changing science and the ever changing rules? that's not to take a jab at anybody or any organization. i would ima
we are 65% earned revenue as many science is centers in north america. we are ready to be back and welcoming people i think the community is ready to come in we are seeing build up now i think once cities and country says we're open for business, that's going to work well. i think also what we have seen is really how philanthropy has helped us. that corporate philanthropy has been key the partnerships have only elevated through the year. we know that companies in pharma or banking or energy,...
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thank you for the question these issues are complex the science is evolving. the science is moving. we are following the science at each and every day and our guidance is evolving as the science evolves. i am really confident at how we at cdc are doing with regard to following that science, keeping americans safe our case rates are down dramatically, our vaccine rates are up dramatically, and what we're really trying to do is ensure that as we get cases down, as we get vaccines into arms, as we give these vaccines to 12 to 15-year-olds, we follow the science and do exactly what the science says we should. >> all true and excitingt the science says we should. >> all true an you know, dr. kavitae patel, health policy director for the obama white house, was on news hour last night. >> i think the cdc's credibility is eroding as quickly as their cases of coronavirus are eroding and that's not good news we do need workplace guidance, school guidance. >> when will we get that clarity? workplaces and schools will need it >> right so we have -- since our vaccines have been rolling out, we h
thank you for the question these issues are complex the science is evolving. the science is moving. we are following the science at each and every day and our guidance is evolving as the science evolves. i am really confident at how we at cdc are doing with regard to following that science, keeping americans safe our case rates are down dramatically, our vaccine rates are up dramatically, and what we're really trying to do is ensure that as we get cases down, as we get vaccines into arms, as we...
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and in the 21st century computer science should become part of the basics of what you expect to learn as part of education and the impact of doing that is not only the ability to fill the computing occupations, but recognizing that every single occupation just being a digital citizen in the future world is going to require this as part of basic preparedness we're asking the governors and education leaders of the country to take major steps to make computer science a foundational part of the core curriculum. >> i see challenge there's, sevenly given what we saw during the pandemic where too many kids fell behind on basic skills, english, math, et cetera tlae and there are prerequisites to do the advance coding. to what degree does summer learning need to be a part of this because you could end up with a very bifurcated opportunity within education where certain kids that are already doing pretty well also get computer science education. others don't and there's no bridge between the two of them. >> it's a great point. in fact, lots of people from lots of different places can be really
and in the 21st century computer science should become part of the basics of what you expect to learn as part of education and the impact of doing that is not only the ability to fill the computing occupations, but recognizing that every single occupation just being a digital citizen in the future world is going to require this as part of basic preparedness we're asking the governors and education leaders of the country to take major steps to make computer science a foundational part of the...
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teaching youngsters to do coding but do it in the context of science. it's working with high school girls and also middle schoolers who are from underresourced schools, we know these skills are going to be vital for young people to be prepared for the workforce, but often they learn coding but out of context. by putting it in context of science, we're opening up worlds of opportunity for them. >> how many kids does this help? >> several. you know, groups every year and then they repeat. it's just starting. over time it will be a pretty big -- will be through it. >> people must be asking what's next, what's next? you do have a lot of exciting things coming out. >> what's next is a major new building on columbus avenue, the richard guilder center for science education and innovation and it is going to be spectacular. one feature in it will be an invisible world aegs's theater, we can take everyone to inside the human body and inside the brain and to the lower depths of the ocean floor, very cool. >> when is that completed? >> 2020. >> thank you so much. a
teaching youngsters to do coding but do it in the context of science. it's working with high school girls and also middle schoolers who are from underresourced schools, we know these skills are going to be vital for young people to be prepared for the workforce, but often they learn coding but out of context. by putting it in context of science, we're opening up worlds of opportunity for them. >> how many kids does this help? >> several. you know, groups every year and then they...
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it shows that the science was manipulated. and that some science was excluded, simon. let's keep in mind, now, back when this thing first started, way back with kyoto, i was a believer because everyone said gases cause climate change or global warming. until we found out what it would cost the people of america when they were in school m.i.t. doing their thing. i thought, let's check into science. scientist after scientist -- >> i'm sorry, i'm going to interrupt you again. what specifically in these e-mails that indicate the science was wrong or that the science was manipulated? because that's not the reading that the international newspapers who have pored over them have to a man and woman come to. >> well, what i read, simon, was that they exkuded information that was given to them by scientists like mcintyre. they were on the ipcc at one time. they quit because their views were not expressed in the ipcc reports. >> the e-mails are naive. isn't there a danger that we turn this into a witch hunt for a global conspiracy for which there's absolutely no evidence? >> boy,
it shows that the science was manipulated. and that some science was excluded, simon. let's keep in mind, now, back when this thing first started, way back with kyoto, i was a believer because everyone said gases cause climate change or global warming. until we found out what it would cost the people of america when they were in school m.i.t. doing their thing. i thought, let's check into science. scientist after scientist -- >> i'm sorry, i'm going to interrupt you again. what...
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the life science stocks have caught fire. while some has to do with rotation, what is really going on here is thermofisher and danaher are incredibly well run companies that are kind of in the sweet spot now you buy some here, you buy some more lower yes, they are that good that i am recommending them even after these incredible outsized moves. buy, buy, buy! >> georgia in florida? >> caller: hi, jim, hi, jim. >> georgia great to have you geographically on our show. what's up? >> caller: hey, jim, it's about my favorite, favorite stock, exact science. >> okay. >> caller: i just bought it for the third time on a month and a half ago i can't believe how much it is climbing have you heard any good news on it or anything >> yeah, the health insurers are all going for it that was something when kevin conway first came on was not clear. now it is clear. it is very clear and this thing may not even be done going higher. i hope that kevin comes out with some more things for more different illnesses. he is terrific people keep betting
the life science stocks have caught fire. while some has to do with rotation, what is really going on here is thermofisher and danaher are incredibly well run companies that are kind of in the sweet spot now you buy some here, you buy some more lower yes, they are that good that i am recommending them even after these incredible outsized moves. buy, buy, buy! >> georgia in florida? >> caller: hi, jim, hi, jim. >> georgia great to have you geographically on our show. what's up?...
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exact sciences. thank you so much, sir. >> thank you, jim. take care. >> all right. you see where you can go. fiscal cliff, debt ceiling, how about guys like kevin doing amazing things? exact sciences. if this comes true, in other words, the fda gives the permission, you can see how big this can be. i like this story. stay with cramer. so if you have a flat tire, dead battery, need a tow or lock your keys in the car, geico's emergency roadside assistance is there 24/7. oh dear, i got a flat tire. hmmm. uh... yeah, can you find a take where it's a bit more dramatic on that last line, yeah? yeah i got it right here. someone help me!!! i have a flat tire!!! well it's good... good for me. what do you think? geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal -- heart-healthy, whole grain oats. you can't go wrong loving it. officemax
exact sciences. thank you so much, sir. >> thank you, jim. take care. >> all right. you see where you can go. fiscal cliff, debt ceiling, how about guys like kevin doing amazing things? exact sciences. if this comes true, in other words, the fda gives the permission, you can see how big this can be. i like this story. stay with cramer. so if you have a flat tire, dead battery, need a tow or lock your keys in the car, geico's emergency roadside assistance is there 24/7. oh dear, i...
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i think myself and my partner, we formed a venture called life sciences, we have expertise in capital formation. eli and his team have expertise in area of the market, life sciences, with a huge number of amazing businesses early in their growth cycle where they need capital to accelerate the growth and they need, you know, some experienced supervision from people who understand the public markets we think we can come together with our cm life franchise and be great partners of choices for these businesses we did our first transaction in february and recently announced our second, soma logic soma is an amazing business. your pronunciation was correct i will let eli get -- >> shwoo. >> i will let eli get into the specifics, but they analyze 10,000 proteins to help biopharma companies to develop drugs knowing how to target proteins and drive results ultimately it will drive into applications as well it is a great business with a great management team where our capital will help accelerate their growth we're not just showing up with capital. we showed up with a board of four of the indus
i think myself and my partner, we formed a venture called life sciences, we have expertise in capital formation. eli and his team have expertise in area of the market, life sciences, with a huge number of amazing businesses early in their growth cycle where they need capital to accelerate the growth and they need, you know, some experienced supervision from people who understand the public markets we think we can come together with our cm life franchise and be great partners of choices for...
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its life sciences business has long times to eli lilly and novo nordisk. joining us here is ceo bob pregatta. thank you for seeing us here on-set. >> thank you for having me. >> it's 60% -- >> it is. >> life sciences. >> it is. we entered the life sciences world almost 75 years ago. our founder, dr. jacobs, actually right here in brooklyn, was a merck employee and left merck to start his own engineering firm and it -- and merck hatz bs been a long-stand client since then. >> so, we mentioned you're long-standing ties to novo and eli lilly, the manufacturers of glp-1s. so, how are you thinking about what that adds to your pipeline, which had been at about 27 billion at the end of fiscal full year 2022? >> correct. correct. if you think about the life sciences business, in the last five years, driven by two other verticals, oncology drugs, as well as alzheimer's, all the advancements that are happening there, we've doubled the size of our business in the last five years. along with chip manufacturing, as well. so, that business has been on a growth train dri
its life sciences business has long times to eli lilly and novo nordisk. joining us here is ceo bob pregatta. thank you for seeing us here on-set. >> thank you for having me. >> it's 60% -- >> it is. >> life sciences. >> it is. we entered the life sciences world almost 75 years ago. our founder, dr. jacobs, actually right here in brooklyn, was a merck employee and left merck to start his own engineering firm and it -- and merck hatz bs been a long-stand client...
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in fact, they have great science. they do have great science absolutely. but you know what? i mean, i'm sitting here with and i think that's a better
in fact, they have great science. they do have great science absolutely. but you know what? i mean, i'm sitting here with and i think that's a better
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triumphs because you're a scientist and i feel science sometimes have gotten short tripped in the last decade in this country. >> yeah, so i think this era will usher in yet another boom from a science perspective because of the amazing discoveries that have happened, and the huge societals needs, not just about a pandemic but clean energy and all the things that will ensure the world has a brighter future and science is going to play a critical role in that and i think about that, there is one enemy and that's the virus. we'll fight that virus and play our role in helping it and we look forward to a post pandemic world and supporting amazing things that science will bring to society. >> i feel a heck of a lot better after having just been in the hospital and being 65. i wanted to hear we're winning i know that it's not going to be easy but mark casper is making itt ieasier mark casper, remarkable job and thank you for coming on "mad money." >> thanks again for having me. >> absolutely. "mad money" will be back after the break. >>> when the pandemic rolled in a year ago, it crushed all
triumphs because you're a scientist and i feel science sometimes have gotten short tripped in the last decade in this country. >> yeah, so i think this era will usher in yet another boom from a science perspective because of the amazing discoveries that have happened, and the huge societals needs, not just about a pandemic but clean energy and all the things that will ensure the world has a brighter future and science is going to play a critical role in that and i think about that, there...
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this is a company that has done great science. when i hear proposal break up science labs in threes pieces, breakup the order of the day i think it's wrong. if this happened seven, eight, ten years ago i think the company had a lot of problems. but alan komen has come in -- ellen komen has come in and put the company just right. she's returning to shareholders, $14 billion, another $4 billion when they spin off, they're going to spin off their commodity chemicals business. already spun off their commodity coatings business. they will have the high-end of the spectrum, high margin, high growth businesses and that takes investment and research and product development and i think she's making all the right moves and the stock market seems to appreciate some 266% since she took over. that's far better than the s&p and far better than the chemical field. >> you could also -- >> kudos to ellen and i hope that she'll be sustained and will keep the board in place. >> by the way, you know, dupont is up 50% since mr. peltz got in. you could
this is a company that has done great science. when i hear proposal break up science labs in threes pieces, breakup the order of the day i think it's wrong. if this happened seven, eight, ten years ago i think the company had a lot of problems. but alan komen has come in -- ellen komen has come in and put the company just right. she's returning to shareholders, $14 billion, another $4 billion when they spin off, they're going to spin off their commodity chemicals business. already spun off...
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science doesn't happen in one-year cycles. science cycle times are four, five, six years. to be able to know you're on a pathway where there's going to be an opportunity for people to propose and get funded to do some high risk research, that's what we need. that's what the young scientists, in particular, are looking for. that's what i think we have begun to see a real optimistic turn of events that ought to encourage people to come on board. that's certainly the most thing i'm concerned about as nih director, to keep that momentum going. >> as francis has stated here, if you went to one of our research conferences 30 years ago, you would find primarily those molecular biologists and mds today at these conferences, you have physicists, ethicists, computer scientists, mathematicians. >> robotic experts. >> robotic experts and engineering and many of our engineering schools today, the number one path they choose is biological engineering. so we know the future is related biology. we have 3d printers that can print biological things. if i'm going to go invest what would be h
science doesn't happen in one-year cycles. science cycle times are four, five, six years. to be able to know you're on a pathway where there's going to be an opportunity for people to propose and get funded to do some high risk research, that's what we need. that's what the young scientists, in particular, are looking for. that's what i think we have begun to see a real optimistic turn of events that ought to encourage people to come on board. that's certainly the most thing i'm concerned about...
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he gdz to exiter for their science program, but he gets bored. he doesn't find there's enough science. he drops out at the ends of 11th grade. his parents say okay. he gets into stanford. he got into a combined chemist program. two courses shy of graduating, he takes this amazing class, interdisciplinary electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and finally xaurt science. he learns to collaborate for the first time. he learns to integrate these different academic disciplines to solve problems. it's drafted by apple to be the project manager for the first iphone two courses shy of graduating. here's a two-time dropout. >> unwlooechbl. >> he is now working for sun run installing solar panels on homes. >> he was part of the company that is changing the world. >> that's right. >> really, apple has with all of its innovative products. what are your observations in terms of how the education of a young person should change, shift, in temz of leading toward that very path, that ino vaifsh path? >> you know, the sad thing is that when i intufrd all
he gdz to exiter for their science program, but he gets bored. he doesn't find there's enough science. he drops out at the ends of 11th grade. his parents say okay. he gets into stanford. he got into a combined chemist program. two courses shy of graduating, he takes this amazing class, interdisciplinary electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and finally xaurt science. he learns to collaborate for the first time. he learns to integrate these different academic disciplines to solve...
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if the science plays out, the opposite is true. we'll wait and see what the results from the trials are. >> does it matter whether or not the holder of your stock is a specialist in this area, a portfolio manager maybe who invests solely in health care and biotech versus a generalist? >> yeah. we clearly like investors that understand our space and understand our science. and we've worked very hard to build investors base that is familiar with biotech and takes a long-term view. certainly the horizons we're taking at juno are long term. we believe we can change the way that cancer is treated in a very fundamental way. and i think the early results that you're aware of in our leukemia trials are supportive of that. yes, it's important to us that our investors really understand the potential of what we're doing and the science that sits behind it. >> hans, we have to looift there but hope you'll come back soon. >> thank you very much. >> on their last conference call, they said they would have ten experimental products aimed at six d
if the science plays out, the opposite is true. we'll wait and see what the results from the trials are. >> does it matter whether or not the holder of your stock is a specialist in this area, a portfolio manager maybe who invests solely in health care and biotech versus a generalist? >> yeah. we clearly like investors that understand our space and understand our science. and we've worked very hard to build investors base that is familiar with biotech and takes a long-term view....
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is this market now showing science of froth speaking of froth, how about tesla out with a $5 billion stock offering to take advantage of its soaring shares. that its third move to raise capital this year. and another soaring electric vehicle play is blink charging that stock up 2,000% the ceo will join us on what is driving those gains. plus as the country battles the resurgence of the pandemic, businesses are battling lockdown measures we will hear from tilman fertitta about how he weathering the storm around what he might have to say to us about houston and the rockets. "power lunch" starts right now >>> welcome to "power lunch. i'm kelly evans. we begin with news on the covid-19 vaccine, already rolling out in the u.k. and the u.s. could approve it this way mig tirrell has the latest. >> a key milestone in the process today to potentially clear this vaccine we got the briefing docks from the fda showing us how the regulator is looking at all the data they say all of the data suggest a favorable safety profile with this vaccine with no specific concerned identified that would precl
is this market now showing science of froth speaking of froth, how about tesla out with a $5 billion stock offering to take advantage of its soaring shares. that its third move to raise capital this year. and another soaring electric vehicle play is blink charging that stock up 2,000% the ceo will join us on what is driving those gains. plus as the country battles the resurgence of the pandemic, businesses are battling lockdown measures we will hear from tilman fertitta about how he weathering...
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our science teacher helped us build it. ♪ now i'm a geologist at chevron, and i get to help science teachers. it has four servo motors and a wireless microcontroller. over the last three years we've put nearly 100 million dollars into american education. that's thousands of kids learning to love science. ♪ isn't that cool? and that's pretty cool. ♪ ortho weed b gon max. with a new continuous spray wand. so you can kill invading weeds down to the root. without harming your lawn. guaranteed. ortho weed b gon max. welcome to the world leader in derivatives. welcome to superderivatives. >>> take a look at this photo. to make the point on natural gas, take a look. he took this picture, see this? farl gas 2.65 a gallon pl while regular gas, 4.79 a gallon. what does that tell you? it may tell you everything. welcome back, everybody. question is, is now the right time to get bullish on america? my next guest sees encouraging indicators in the housing market and car industry that he thinks the boost the entire economy. we welcome you back to capital growth management. ken, you know, reading your,
our science teacher helped us build it. ♪ now i'm a geologist at chevron, and i get to help science teachers. it has four servo motors and a wireless microcontroller. over the last three years we've put nearly 100 million dollars into american education. that's thousands of kids learning to love science. ♪ isn't that cool? and that's pretty cool. ♪ ortho weed b gon max. with a new continuous spray wand. so you can kill invading weeds down to the root. without harming your lawn....
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and exact sciences only for those who feast on risk. if you are comfortable with it and do the homework it can be bought at present levels. gerard in south carolina. gerard. >> caller: hey, jim. thanks for taking my call. i'm a big fan of the show. >> thank you, gerard. a rough couple of days. glad to hear you say that. what's going on? >> reporter: i bought ama health care services, beginning of the year, january of this year, up 28%. today, we were down about 2.5%. i'm wondering, should i hold, or buy some more? >> you know, i was surprised, because i like the temporary staffing companies so much, i think it's an opportunity that this company is down. some people saying, hey, listen, maybe we should short man power. i heard that today. no, these do well in this environment. have you a winner. dan in massachusetts, please. dan. >> caller: hey, booyah from cape cod, home of the boston bruins, boston celtics, and the new england revolution. my favorite stock is sesa. i love them. i'd like to know if you have a couple more like that. >> i
and exact sciences only for those who feast on risk. if you are comfortable with it and do the homework it can be bought at present levels. gerard in south carolina. gerard. >> caller: hey, jim. thanks for taking my call. i'm a big fan of the show. >> thank you, gerard. a rough couple of days. glad to hear you say that. what's going on? >> reporter: i bought ama health care services, beginning of the year, january of this year, up 28%. today, we were down about 2.5%. i'm...
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. >>> solutions in a deal worth 5.al billi5 $5.8 billion as it looks to boost its science and we'll speak to the ceo. >> we'll hear from mario draghi and christine lagarde as it turns to southeastern europe >>> riots in hong kong have turned increasingly violent over the last few minutes as police have tried to disperse protesters from outside government biuildings tear gas as they began to force their way in joining us from outside the hong kong legislative council with the latest i think we have lost sherry. you can see the live pictures there from central plaza with thousands of people collecting in central hong kong a reuters witness has been talking bout chartal talking about charges. i will bring in our colleague sherry with some of the latest details of these protests. >> thank you very much as we're standing outside the legislative counsel building here for this part of the protest, it's been very much peaceful all day, but things have turned very quickly as we saw some of the protesters using bricks and the police fofficers using batons to contain the situation, as well we're loo
. >>> solutions in a deal worth 5.al billi5 $5.8 billion as it looks to boost its science and we'll speak to the ceo. >> we'll hear from mario draghi and christine lagarde as it turns to southeastern europe >>> riots in hong kong have turned increasingly violent over the last few minutes as police have tried to disperse protesters from outside government biuildings tear gas as they began to force their way in joining us from outside the hong kong legislative council with...
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my favorite remains edwards life science which we saw. that's a better buy than many that have run today. like to say there is always a bull market somewhere. i promise to find it somewhere for you on "mad money." i'm jim cramer and i'll see you tomorrow. tilman fertitta: tonight, on "billion dollar buyer"... we took our entire life savings. our families are relying on us to make a living. tilman: they've risked their futures to follow their dreams. i don't want you guys to go out of business. now these entrepreneurs face their biggest challenge yet. a frozen cocktail company on the verge of melting down. i don't know if you're gonna be in business - in a couple of years. - we don't know for sure we're gonna be in business in a year. a furniture maker with a wobbly foundation. where's the rest of your team? - just me in the back here. - that is an alarm. if they can earn my business, their big bets will pay off. y'all should be proud that y'all created a good product. if they don't, they might just lose it all. at that number, it's still
my favorite remains edwards life science which we saw. that's a better buy than many that have run today. like to say there is always a bull market somewhere. i promise to find it somewhere for you on "mad money." i'm jim cramer and i'll see you tomorrow. tilman fertitta: tonight, on "billion dollar buyer"... we took our entire life savings. our families are relying on us to make a living. tilman: they've risked their futures to follow their dreams. i don't want you guys to...
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one i totally didn't see coming. -- for life sciences equipment, basically during the life sciences boom, -- we saw this in other industries during the pandemic. -- but it wasn't something i anticipated, and they usually stay in the life sciences space. so that's what had been going on. and all we could do was wait for the gullet and. this is close to home for me, because we know -- travel trust since early 2022. not gonna lie. it was a tough stop to hope for most of that period. because at the end of the day, they seemed like temporary issues, not long term challenges. so we kept the faith hoping for better days. it has not been easy though. -- i thought we are finally seeing scenes that the gullet was coming to an end. -- later that month, although the resorts for good management top down the next quarter. and he made some comments about this year, 2024, in response to the stop getting crushed. it was terrible. finally, the stocks found their footing along with the rest of the market in late october, when the interface peaked. but it's hard to know if this group is truly out of the woo
one i totally didn't see coming. -- for life sciences equipment, basically during the life sciences boom, -- we saw this in other industries during the pandemic. -- but it wasn't something i anticipated, and they usually stay in the life sciences space. so that's what had been going on. and all we could do was wait for the gullet and. this is close to home for me, because we know -- travel trust since early 2022. not gonna lie. it was a tough stop to hope for most of that period. because at the...
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and was pfizer ever interested in taking an equity investment in exact sciences? >> well, we won't talk about the details of the potential for the relationship, but here's basically how this works we agreed on a baseline for each of the next three years, and then pfizer splits the gross profits over that baseline on a 50/50 basis with our team. so, we still, as our team has to deliver tremendous growth and collaborating with the pfizer team, we think that we can do so much more together. >> all right, well -- >> and both sides will benefit from that, jim >> okay. so, i applied and just got the pack about, let's say two months ago. i haven't had a chance to use it they called me last night on my cell phone and they offered me a $25 reduction, a gift certificate on it. and then i said to myself, geez, why would they have to do that if the business is so good >> well, jim, your life is really important to us, and we want you to return your sample so we can make sure you get screened we've been chasing after you for a long time now, jim get that sample in >> okay. >>
and was pfizer ever interested in taking an equity investment in exact sciences? >> well, we won't talk about the details of the potential for the relationship, but here's basically how this works we agreed on a baseline for each of the next three years, and then pfizer splits the gross profits over that baseline on a 50/50 basis with our team. so, we still, as our team has to deliver tremendous growth and collaborating with the pfizer team, we think that we can do so much more together....
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to help feed the world, science to create better seeds, science to create better foods and better safety materials. i agree. hence why dupont is in my charitable trust, other than to say the word paint. he was crooked, coy. but he repeated, paint. here's what you need to know about paint. particularly the whitener. they don't fit the new dupont. what he wanted to do was break this company up into a fast growing science and feed the world enterprise then a second commodity business that has been holding this back. i think coleman will eventually come around to peltz plan, but should do it now. what i said about peltz, if you buy a stock he has amassed a position in, you still make very good money if you buy it on a day when everybody learns about it like today. how about leon cooperman? what did he like? well, i'm not going to give you all ten. some were too small, some too hard to understand. he doesn't think this year will be as robust as last year, but he's still got some great opportunities including selling bonds, not too late to do that, and buying among ten. express scripts, qualco
to help feed the world, science to create better seeds, science to create better foods and better safety materials. i agree. hence why dupont is in my charitable trust, other than to say the word paint. he was crooked, coy. but he repeated, paint. here's what you need to know about paint. particularly the whitener. they don't fit the new dupont. what he wanted to do was break this company up into a fast growing science and feed the world enterprise then a second commodity business that has been...
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life science and 5g because the zoom generation. it's okay to laugh for once. change higher education for good i'm talking to the c.e.o then we'll waltz back to business when things reopen. i don't know, i'll tell you why it's not going to be that easy in times of pandemic it's flying under the radar of many investors. do not miss my sit-down with the c.e.o. stay with cramer >> announcer: don't miss a second of "mad money." follow @jimcramer on twitter have a question? tweet cramer #madtweets. send jim an email to madmoney@cnbc.com. or give us a call at 1-800-743-cnbc miss something head to madmoney.cnbc.com. [horns honking] birthdays aren't cancelled. hope isn't quarantined. first words aren't delayed. caring isn't postponed. courage isn't on hold. and love hasn't stopped. u.s. bank thanks you for keeping all of our spirits strong. we've donated millions to those in need and are always here for our customers and employees. we've donated millions to those in need - [female vo] restaurants are facing a crisis. and they're counting on your takeout and delivery or
life science and 5g because the zoom generation. it's okay to laugh for once. change higher education for good i'm talking to the c.e.o then we'll waltz back to business when things reopen. i don't know, i'll tell you why it's not going to be that easy in times of pandemic it's flying under the radar of many investors. do not miss my sit-down with the c.e.o. stay with cramer >> announcer: don't miss a second of "mad money." follow @jimcramer on twitter have a question? tweet...
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living proof is highly focused on science. they have terrific scientists from harvard and mit and merck doing really cutting edge work. >> our science is truly advanced and really creates products that solve beauty challenges that have never been solved before. >> and cure cancer. why does a scientist who cures cancer go i'm going to help cure frizz. >> silicone is used in every anti-frizz product. we took a much more fundamental look at it and said, well, what causes frizz. what causes frizz is moisture. are there materials, polymers that keep them out better than silicon silicones. when we did this we came up with another material. >> we have patented molecules that can't be duplicated. we brought biotech material into the beauty industry that has never been done before. >> a lot of hair products approached me in the past. it never seemed right. after the explanation of what is behind it, the science behind it, i got extremely excited. >> what is the ultimate end game here. i know you teamed up with polaris, the private equi
living proof is highly focused on science. they have terrific scientists from harvard and mit and merck doing really cutting edge work. >> our science is truly advanced and really creates products that solve beauty challenges that have never been solved before. >> and cure cancer. why does a scientist who cures cancer go i'm going to help cure frizz. >> silicone is used in every anti-frizz product. we took a much more fundamental look at it and said, well, what causes frizz....
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our science teacher helped us build it. ♪ now i'm a geologist at chevron, and i get to help science teachers. it has four servo motors and a wireless microcontroller. over the last three years we've put nearly 100 million dollars into american education. that's thousands of kids learning to love science. ♪ isn't that cool? and that's pretty cool. ♪ they were selling ap elt shares in the first quarter. they lowered their stake in apple as well as boeing and dollar general. they did raise their stake and we asked what was going on with apple and maybe we know at the end of the first quarter. cohen was selling apple. >> that's why there was so much pressure on the stock. >> the fact lost and being uncovered. and the chief investment officer. the massive insurance on large credit. this bullish bet soured when signs of the debt crisis escalated. this was risk enhancing and there was not illegal. at the time the bank was not subject to the vocal rule that was not going to kick in any earlier than july and i doubt it will kick in in july. they have to give companies 90 days and that will prohib
our science teacher helped us build it. ♪ now i'm a geologist at chevron, and i get to help science teachers. it has four servo motors and a wireless microcontroller. over the last three years we've put nearly 100 million dollars into american education. that's thousands of kids learning to love science. ♪ isn't that cool? and that's pretty cool. ♪ they were selling ap elt shares in the first quarter. they lowered their stake in apple as well as boeing and dollar general. they did raise...
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the science is based on the ipcc. that's what's been discredited, as i said a minute ago. the worst thing, and i hope you keep talking about it, is the endangerment finding. if you want to lose jobs in america and cost billions and billions of dollar, go ahead and do that. my fear is our president will go to copenhagen and announce that we're going to do that. and that would be a terrible thing. >> i got to get out senator inhofe. we'll talk much more about this in the coming weeks. okay, now here's our holiday gift list. aww, not the mall. well, i'll do the shopping... if you do the shipping. shipping's a hassle. i'll go to the mall. hey. hi. you know, holiday shipping's easy with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. yea, i know. oh, you're good. good luck! priority mail flat rate shipping starts at $4.95 only from the postal service. a simpler way to ship. because now you can trade u.s. and foreign stocks online, in 12 markets, 24 hours a day, all from the same account, and settle in u.s.
the science is based on the ipcc. that's what's been discredited, as i said a minute ago. the worst thing, and i hope you keep talking about it, is the endangerment finding. if you want to lose jobs in america and cost billions and billions of dollar, go ahead and do that. my fear is our president will go to copenhagen and announce that we're going to do that. and that would be a terrible thing. >> i got to get out senator inhofe. we'll talk much more about this in the coming weeks. okay,...
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so science, science, science again, we have to have a calibration. it has to be factually based, scientifically evidence-based as to what the prospect is of opening up certain businesses and the rest, but we have to be very careful, because we're going to lose the investment we've already made and keeping people safe at home, say home shelter, whatever you want to call it, and, again, as we engage in distance learning, t buying things online and all the rest, we have to also respect that there are many people who are risking their lives to save lives, and their jobs may be lost if we don't do the state and local. that is essential to both lives, the livelihood and the life of our democracy. >> as i listen to the changes you're talking about, telemedicine, staying at home, i think okay we're in a world where people who are ealthy, people who have jobs, contracts, they can stay at home. i see another world. i see the possibility of two societies developing society that has to be out there every day in the masses, subways, risking themselves and this ot
so science, science, science again, we have to have a calibration. it has to be factually based, scientifically evidence-based as to what the prospect is of opening up certain businesses and the rest, but we have to be very careful, because we're going to lose the investment we've already made and keeping people safe at home, say home shelter, whatever you want to call it, and, again, as we engage in distance learning, t buying things online and all the rest, we have to also respect that there...
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in this case, life sciences industry. they had old technology, client server technology. >> meaning an oracle technology, frankly. i'll say it, you don't have to. >> it could be oracle technology, legacy client server, often on these very old windows laptops that are ten pounds and they would go out and try to use this technology to explain to doctors about what their products were. just completely outdated. so we took these benefits of cloud computing in our case, you know, life sciences. our customers are like amgen, pfizer, merck, et cetera. and we made this cloud software that's on the ipad and they can go out and educate doctors much more efficiently. we're a good example of somebody who is helping a specific industry. in this case, life sciences industry transforms the way they're doing things. >> now, a lot of the older companies have -- let's say they've been somewhat troubled and had to lay off a lot of salespeople. but their sales don't seem to be hurt. your software making the salesperson more efficient? >> yea
in this case, life sciences industry. they had old technology, client server technology. >> meaning an oracle technology, frankly. i'll say it, you don't have to. >> it could be oracle technology, legacy client server, often on these very old windows laptops that are ten pounds and they would go out and try to use this technology to explain to doctors about what their products were. just completely outdated. so we took these benefits of cloud computing in our case, you know, life...
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it's a unique platform that we need for our life sciences customers. it handles content like documents, videos, et cetera, but also data. data points about attributes of documents. it handles that all together, and it's actually the only kind of platform that does that. so we use that to build these robust applications for life sciences. >> i think it's important to tell people because i'm a big believer in revenue growth, where your company stacks up against salesforce particularly because at one time you worked for salesforce. >> yes, i did work for salesforce and ibm before that. so we've done well since our ipo, we've actually doubled -- more than doubled our revenue and tripled our profit. that's one of the hallmarks of veeva. we have this high-growth and strong profit. that's something you don't often seen in cloud companies and that has to do with the way we are and the way we approach things. but more to the point, where we're going, going forward, we're building this multi-billion dollar company and this year we actually crossed the half billi
it's a unique platform that we need for our life sciences customers. it handles content like documents, videos, et cetera, but also data. data points about attributes of documents. it handles that all together, and it's actually the only kind of platform that does that. so we use that to build these robust applications for life sciences. >> i think it's important to tell people because i'm a big believer in revenue growth, where your company stacks up against salesforce particularly...
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a favorite destination for life sciences? we are joined by the minister of live sciences for the u.k. minister george freeman. thank you for joining us. we have seen a record number of companies go public in the u.k. 1.25 billion pounds raised in 2014. a great number but nothing compared to what we're seeing in the u.s. so the question is what does the u.k. government have to do to encourage more companies to go public here in the u.k.? >> you're right. we're seeing a resurgence here in the u.k. after a few years of a lot of private activity and early stage investors but the public markets quiter. last year in 2014 we raised 1.2 billion for early stage investment. we have seen a hot ipo on the london market. i'm here today opening the market to signal the restoration of investor confidence and interest in the life science sector. the u.s. is on fire. the nasdaq at the moment raising huge buckets of money and very high valuations and it's a very very active sector but there's something going on in the u.k. which investors are
a favorite destination for life sciences? we are joined by the minister of live sciences for the u.k. minister george freeman. thank you for joining us. we have seen a record number of companies go public in the u.k. 1.25 billion pounds raised in 2014. a great number but nothing compared to what we're seeing in the u.s. so the question is what does the u.k. government have to do to encourage more companies to go public here in the u.k.? >> you're right. we're seeing a resurgence here in...